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Japanese Icebreaker Shirase Reaches Showa Station in Antarctica

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Japanese icebreaker Shirase arrived at Showa Station, Japan’s Antarctic research base, on Tuesday.
The Shirase berthed at a point about 120 meters off East Ongul Island, where Showa Station is located, at 9:44 a.m. local time.
The voyage took about 40 days. The ship left the Japa...

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Japan Rethinks Tradition Of New Year's Cards As Inflation Persists

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KYODO NEWS
 
A growing number of Japanese people appear to be breaking with the country's tradition of sending New Year's greeting cards, as rising prices of daily goods are forcing them to cut back on spending.
Japanese businesses, too, are switching to digital format and doing away with the dru...

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Japanese Bookstores Collaborating with Libraries for Survival

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NIPPON
 
While bookstores are increasingly closing in Japan due to the expansion of online shopping, some have started to work with libraries for survival.
The government plans to support such collaboration by starting a survey in fiscal 2025 from April in response to concerns over the current si...

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Do Not Wipe Toilet Seat With Toilet Paper: Japanese Maker

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BBC
 
Japanese toilets - equipped with music players, automatic flushes, and heated seats - are clearly not afraid of making a splash with their innovative designs.
But these cutting edge seats have an unlikely nemesis: toilet paper.
Toto, a top Japanese toilet bowl maker, said last week that use...

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Japan Urges Schools To Avoid Trips In Peak Season Amid Labor Shortage

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's education ministry has urged that school trips be planned for the off-season due to a recent labor shortage in transportation and accommodations amid a boom in inbound tourism, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Schools tend to have their trips between May and Jun...

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Top Japan Defense Firms Saw Revenue Increase 35% In 2023: Think Tank

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KYODO NEWS
 
 
The top five Japanese defense firms tallied sales of $10 billion in 2023, up 35 percent from the year before, according to an international security think tank, as the country continues its defense buildup amid Chinese and North Korean threats.
Globally, the combined arms revenues ...

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Japanese Lawmaker Dies In Maldives

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese lawmaker Toshiyuki Adachi of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has died during his visit to the Maldives, informed sources said Saturday.
Adachi, 70, was believed to have died in an accident at sea.
A native of Hyogo Prefecture, Adachi was first elected to the House of Co...

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Indonesia, Japan Encourage Innovation To Tackle Climate Change

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ANTARA
 
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia affirmed that Indonesia and Japan can combine abundant mineral potential, encourage innovation, and contribute to global efforts to address the impacts of climate change.
"By combining Indonesia's abundant mineral resources...

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Influenza Cases On Rise Across Japan

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NHK
 
Influenza is on the rise across Japan, with weekly case counts increasing in all 47 prefectures.
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases and other organizations say about 5,000 hospitals and clinics across the country reported seeing 211,049 flu patients in the seven-day period up to ...

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Japan To Ease Visa Requirements, Agrees On Top China Diplomat Visit

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan and China on Wednesday continued efforts to improve bilateral ties, with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya outlining a plan to ease visa requirements for Chinese tourists and agreeing on an early visit to Japan by top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi.
But Iwaya also conveyed to W...

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